2012: The Hounds acquired Bitter through a trade with the Outlaws in Dec. 2011. He played in all 14 games of the franchise's inaugural season, recording 14 goals and eight assists. Bitter's 22 points ranked him fourth on the Hounds' offense. The attackman also was selected for his first All-Star game and played on the "Young Guns" team.

2011: Bitter was drafted by the Denver Outlaws in the first round (third overall) of the 2011 Collegiate Draft. He played in nine games and tallied 12 goals plus four assists.

Collegiate: The attackman played four seasons at the Univ. of North Carolina, earning First Team All-American honors as a sophomore and junior, and Second Team All-American as a senior. Bitter also was named the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. In 63 games with the Tar Heels he totaled 99 goals and 76 assists (175 points), as well as added 172 ground balls. Bitter won the Jay Gallagher Award as UNC’s Most Outstanding Freshman player in 2008.

Personal: Billy currently lives in New York City and works full time for Maverik Lacrosse in their Marketing/Promotions department. He is one of six kids (two older sisters, two older brothers and one younger brother) and with his family runs youth lacrosse tournaments and camps in Deerfield, MA and Stowe, VT. Lacrosse is a staple of the Bitter family. Billy's father, Edwin Ward Bitter II, is even honored in the Boston College Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Another favorite hobby of Billy's is skiing. He has been skiing since he was five-years-old and loves going to Stowe Mountain during the Winter. Billy likes all different genres of music, but his favorite is House (EDM/Techno) music.